Book description
The Castle is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never
to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot
go home. As he encounters dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and
fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'s struggles in the absurd,
labyrinthine world where he finds himself seem to reveal an inexplicable
truth about the nature of existence. Kafka began The Castle in 1922 and
it was never finished, yet this, the last of his three great novels,
draws fascinating conclusions that make it feel strangely complete.
Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was born of Jewish parents in Prague. Several
of his story collections were published in his lifetime and his
novels, The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika, were published
posthumously by his editor Max Brod.
Translated by J. A. Underwood With an Introduction by Idris Parry
